Can I apply for a Non-Immigrant B visa at the Thai Embassy in Singapore while holding a Non-Immigrant ED visa?

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Dear members,
I am a bit confused by my visa situation and seeking your kind help, sorry if it has been asked before, but I searched and didn't find the answer...
I am currently holding a non-immigrant ED visa from Bangkok immigration office (thai language study). I have recently been offered a position by a company in Bangkok, therefore I would like to change my visa to non-immigrant B to start working in May.
My questions:
(i) the company is telling me that I should fly  to Singapore to apply at the Thai Embassy there in order to get the non-immigrant B visa. Can you confirm that it is possible to apply in Singapore as a simple tourist? As I am a French citizen I was thinking that only the Thai embassy in France could do it.
(ii) about the cancellation of the ED visa, I was told that I/the school should officially submit a cancellation request at the immigration office. But since it's a single entry visa, why can't I just fly out as I understood that it would cancel it automatically? Does anyone has experience about that point ?
Thank you so much for your help

Ask Thailand · Answer

A user is inquiring about changing their Non-Immigrant ED visa, which was issued for studying Thai in Bangkok, to a Non-Immigrant B visa for employment in Bangkok. They ask whether it's possible to apply for the B visa at the Thai Embassy in Singapore and question the necessity for cancelling their ED visa, particularly if it can be automatically cancelled upon leaving Thailand. Community responses clarify that some companies require applicants to apply for the B visa outside Thailand for documentation ease, and that if they are on an original ED visa rather than an extension, the ED visa can indeed be cancelled by stamping out of the country.

Tullio ******* · Answer

Looks like you are not on an Ed Visa as you mention issued by  Bangkok immigration office but on an extension of stay based on studying Thai. That means you entered with an Ed visa and then extended it in Bangkok. If this is the case you should be able to change the reason for the extension of stay from Ed to work without leaving the country, go to the immigration and ask them the correct procedure, in any case the Ed extension needs to be cancelled and then you apply for the new reason (employment), this is the rule.

Pierre ***** · Answer

Thank you both for your answers, super helpful!

Graham ****** · Answer

If you are indeed on a Non-ED Visa and not an Extension of Stay it gets cancelled when you stamp out, an Extension of Stay needs to be cancelled. Most businesses will require you to apply for a Non-B Visa outside Thailand as it involves less documentation for them so do as they say.

Brandon ************ · Answer

Check the embassy website and see what they say about non-B. Most companies have their employees leave Thailand to apply for non-B at a nearby Thai embassy.

Are you on the initial non-ED VISA, or are you on an extension of stay? If you're on the initial visa, you don't have to do anything. If the stamp in your passport says "extension of stay" then you must get documents from your school stating the date you will stop studying and take that to the immigration office that issued your extension to cancel it.

Can I apply for a Non-Immigrant B visa at the Thai Embassy in Singapore while holding a Non-Immigrant ED visa?

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